Post office preparing for busiest day of the year

[December 18, 2010]  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The post office is bracing for its busiest day of the year on Monday.

The agency's busiest day is traditionally the Monday before Christmas as people mail cards and packages they prepared over the weekend.

Postal officials expect 800 million pieces of mail to be handled on Monday, 40 percent more than the average daily volume.

"There's still time to mail greeting cards and ship presents," Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe said in a statement. "If customers get their cards and packages to us by Tuesday, Dec. 21, we'll get them delivered by Christmas."

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[Associated Press]

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